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writter: Naveen KulkarniAbout the Author: Naveen Kulkarni writes about personal development and ideas about productivity at his own blog Winning Ideas.

Communication is always looked upon as key factor in a person’s overall growth whether in career, personal or professional relationships. Therefore to truly be successful, one of the major techniques that must be mastered is the art of communicating – understanding people and being understood by them.What is effective communication?

It is the art of conveying a message effortlessly which most of the crowd understands and grasps quickly.

I meet a lot of talented people who can deliver excellent results when it comes to their work but struggle when it comes to communication. They can’t express or explain what work they have done in a convincing manner. It’s true that work speaks for itself but we are in the modern world and one need to have minimum level of effective communication. You will get right answers if you ask right questions. Communication helps you to ask right questions. Communication helps you to bridge the gap between what you know and what you want to know.

Let me share a few tips that have helped me immensely:

Breaking the ice

To become an effective communicator, first thing you need to do is to learn to break the ice. You need to get started with something (even by asking a question) whether be it in a meeting or a general discussion. You also need to be a good listener if you want to ask right questions.

Once you break the ice, continue with your normal tone and speak few words about relevant matter. Don’t worry if it doesn’t sound effective at first attempt. Your mind if powerful and it knows how to better your speech next time. It’s important to get started.

Let the words flow

Deliver your words like a flow of water. Speak to the point, be clear and maintain continuity. However you can pause in between to get the feedback of audience if you’re giving a public speech. Try to make your public speech interactive by asking questions or launching an on spot quiz. People love quizzes.

Don’t repeat words

Next thing is enhancing your vocabulary of words. You shouldn’t use same words repeatedly in your speech. Learn new words and add quality to your speech. It also helps to improve your written communication as well. This wont happen overnight but with little effort and consistency, you can enhance your vocabulary.

Pictures speak a thousand words

Effective communication also plays very important when it comes to expressing your ideas if you work in a creative field. Feel free to use few tools to aid your communication (in this case, a presentation) such as a drawing, a flowchart or a PowerPoint presentation. Picture speak thousands words.

Learn time management

Effective communication needs time management. If you are presenting a research paper, learn to manage the time and set your internal benchmarks for completing certain portions of the paper. Aim to finish the presentation in allotted slot of time – and you won’t be rushed at the last minute, and unable to convey your arguments/points.

Participate

Try attending seminars where a seasoned speaker gives a speech about a topic. Observe his gestures and mannerisms. Observe his tone variations. Start putting your learning into practice. Soon, you will start noticing gradual changes in your communication pattern and an effective communication has positive effective in career and relationships.

Invest your time in learning effective communication. It gives you unbeatable rewards.

"I asked Allah for strength and Allah gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked Allah for wisdom and Allah gave me problems to solve. I asked Allah for courage and Allah gave me obstacles to overcome. I asked Allah for love and Allah gave me troubled people to help. I asked Allah for favors and Allah gave me opportunities. Maybe I received nothing I wanted, but I received everything I needed - Alhamdulillah." - Anonymous

"Ever feel like you are getting ready for something and you really don't even know why? Well that's GOD preparing us for the next station in our LIVES...I am getting ready!!! What about YOU>? Don't stop getting ready--pray, prepare, train, study, humble yourself, get a mentor, let go of the past and embrace the next station....I am getting ready!!! What about YOU>?" - Hanan Bilal

…sometimes, when you give up on someone, it’s not because you don’t care anymore, but rather because you realize they don’t.

…something very simple, but yet so profound: Whosoever does good must know that it is from Allah (Azza-wa-jall) and it is only He who allowed him to do so; and whosoever is protected from evil, must know that it is Allah (Azza-wa-jall) who protected him and there is no one else who can do so.

…at all times, be firm in your heart. Ibn Ata’illah stated:“Relieve yourself of worry after you have planned; do not concern yourself with what Allah has undertaken on your behalf.”